MP: Folk singer booked over cartoon on Sidhi urination incident
Bhopal/Indore, Jul 7: Popular folk singer and writer Neha Rathore was booked on Friday for allegedly posting a cartoon on Twitter on the urination incident in Sidhi in Madhya Pradesh, a police official said.
Rathore has been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, including section 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups), on the complaint of Madhya Pradesh BJP SC Cell media in charge Suraj Khare, said Habibganj police station in-charge Manish Raj Bhadoria.
Khare said Rathore, who gained popularity from her song 'UP me ka ba', had posted a cartoon showing a man in a saffron outfit urinating on a man.
In Indore, an FIR was lodged during the day against tribal leader Lokesh Mujalda and journalist Abhishekh A on the complaint of RSS activist Surendra Singh Alawa for sharing social media posts containing cartoons against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in the backdrop of the urination incident, police said.
The cartoon, shared on Facebook and Twitter, showed a person in RSS uniform in an allegedly objectionable manner as per the complainant, a police official said.
They have been charged under Sections 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of public peace), 505 (ii) (statements conducing to different classes) of the Indian Penal Code as well as provisions of the Information Technology Act, an official said.
Santosh Singh, in-charge of MG Road police station, said action would be taken after a probe.
After the FIR was lodged, journalist Abhishek tweeted, "Friends, I shared a cartoon about the Sidhi incident. The cartoon has hurt the sentiments of some friends. Therefore, the cartoon has been deleted and I apologize. I have no intention of hurting anyone."
Meanwhile, BJP's Legal Cell's Indore unit convener Nimesh Pathak said they have lodged a complaint against folk singer Neha Singh Rathore at the Choti Gwaltoli police station in the city.
Pathak alleged Rathore had shared an objectionable cartoon on Twitter but added that police were yet to register a case on their complaint.
A man identified as Pravesh Shukla was arrested after a video of him urinating on a tribal youth went viral on social media on Tuesday.
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Allen, Raghuvanshi, Green power KKR to 29-run win over GT
Kolkata (PTI): Finn Allen blasted a 35-ball 93, while Angkrish Raghuvanshi hit an unbeaten 44-ball 82 as Kolkata Knight Riders kept their playoff hopes alive with a 29-run win over Gujarat Titans in the IPL match here on Saturday.
Sent in to bat, Allen went on a six-hitting spree, smashing 10 maximums and four boundaries to add 95 off 41 balls with Raghuvanshi (82).
Raghuvanshi then shared another 108 off 53 balls with Cameron Green (52 not out) to power KKR to a challenging 247 for 2.
In reply, GT could manage 218-4, riding on skipper Shubman Gill's 49-ball 85 and a 35-ball 57 from Jos Buttler. Opener Sai Sudarsan was retired hurt but returned to make a 28-ball 53 not out.
Sunil Narine (2/29) claimed two wickets and Saurabh Dubey snapped one for KKR.
For GT, Mohammed Siraj (1/50), Sai Kishore (1/38) were the wicket-takers.
Brief Score:
KKR: 247 for 2 in 20 overs (Finn Allen 93, Angkrish Raghuvanshi 82 not out, Camero Green 52 not out; Mohammed Siraj 1/50).
GT: 218 for 4 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 85, Sunil Narine 2/29).
